When I added my custom water bottle holder to my Brompton bicycle, the straps took up the space I’d used for my GPS, which formerly rested on the lower part of Basil’s M handlebar.
A lot of diligent searching turned up the accessory bar that my Garmin is attached to in the photo above. I found it buried on a rack in a small plastic bag at a brick-and-mortar bike shop, without much in the way of distinctive labelling.
This little device is as simple as it can be: just a tube that connects with a loop to the handlebars; the “clock face” you see above is the connector for the Garmin. It’s a Profile Design New Universal Computer Mount (model ACUCMXL1, according to the package).
This compact bar installs without tools and stays in place flawlessly. For my small Garmin, it was a perfect fix.
Do beware that there are two sizes: I think it likely that mine is the XL (60mm); a Brompton’s bars are relatively thick. In a burst of unusual efficiency, I tossed the wrapper before double-checking. (The “XL” in the model code above may be a clue.)
This is what I see when riding — a pretty sleek cockpit! If anything, my GPS is even a little more accessible than it was. At around $10 (USD), I am very pleased with this device.
It may be hard to find: The link above is to Amazon because I couldn’t locate it on the Profile Design website, which lacks a useful search function. Poking around at every random LBS you are near could pay off, though — it always does for me!
6 replies on “Accessory Mount for a Brompton”
Hi Brommie,
Both the bottle holder and the GPS mount are good additions.
Glad to see you are braving the cold and riding through winter.
Have a Beautiful Day!
Peace :)
Oh, if only I were, Chandra! No riding yet here, I’m afraid, but at some point it’s got to be possible again, if only the weather will behave itself!
Yet another clever solution to a small but important need! Thanks for the idea, Brommie.
It’s so simple, and so useful, Cathy. Gotta love human ingenuity!
it looks like the two different sizes refer to the length of the tube not the diameter of bar they fit.
That’s an interesting thought, D Person. There wasn’t much in the way of documentation, so this could well be the case. Thanks for suggesting it; I’ll see what I can find out.